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	Rigging of American Sailing Vessels (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The mainmast, however, is made in two spars and carries a fore-and-aft mainsail, above which are two or three yards on which are carried a square main-topsail and topgallant sail.
		The hermaphrodite brig is a vessel whose foremast is identical to the full rigged brig and brigantine and whose mainmast is that of a schooner; the mainmast is made in two spars and carries no yards.
		The bark is a three-masted vessel with the foremast and mainmast square rigged and the mizzenmast fore-and-aft rigged.
	www.pem.org /archives/guides/rigs.htm (469 words)

	H.M.S. Hood Association-Battle Cruiser Hood: References & Research Materials- ADM116-4351: Report on the Loss of HMS ... (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The reason for this remark is that "the result of the fifth salvo was a large explosion, the centre of which appeared to be at the base of the mainmast." It is extremely difficult to associate this observed fact with the explosion of the 4" magazines, the forward bulkhead of which is 64ft.
		There is a difference between the flame and smoke from the rapid burning of a large quantity of cordite and from the detonation of T.N.T., and it would be interesting to have the views of officers with experience of both phenomena on the sketches enclosed with the report.
		The result was a large explosion, the centre of which appeared to be at the base of the mainmast, and rose to a height variously estimated at from 300 to 600 feet.
	www.hmshood.org.uk /reference/official/adm116/adm116-4351_to59.html (7393 words)

	(——» MARNAV >> Case Histories >> Disassembly and reparation of a lamellar mainmast «——)
		The taking apart of the mainmast from the boat, and the successive assembly, has been carries out in the port of Vibo Marina with the aid of a crane.
		The removal of the marched part has interested more of the half of the mainmast.
		One of the last phase of the reparation interested the main of the mainmast: reconstruction in lamellar wood to the marched part.
	www.marnav.it /foto12_e.htm (108 words)

	Early American Sailing Ships
		The mainmast and the mizzenmast are fore and aft rigged.
		The foremast and rigging is the same as the mainmast of a brigantine.
		Another combination is to use the foremast of a brig (yards) and the mainmast (fore and aft) of a schooner.
	www.keyshistory.org /ASS-Amer-Sail-Ships.html (470 words)

	Loss of HMS Hood Part 4
		Most observers were confident that the fatal explosion seemed to originate in the vicinity of the mainmast, in a position well forward of the after magazines.
		If this were the case, then a shell hitting and detonating in the area of the mainmast a split-second before another penetrated farther aft could explain the impression of most observers that the explosion began farther forward than it actually did.
		The general consensus of witnesses was that the explosion seemed to originate in the vicinity of the mainmast, some distance forward of the after magazines.
	www.warship.org /new_page_2.htm (4034 words)

	Mast (sailing) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Most types of ships with two masts would have a main-mast and a smaller mizzen-mast, although both brigs and two masted schooners instead carry a fore-mast and main-mast.
		On a two-masted vessel with the mainmast forward and a much smaller second mast, such as a ketch, or particularly a yawl, the terms mizzen and jigger are synonymous.
		Some two-masted schooners have masts of identical size, but the aftmost is still referred to as the main-mast, and normally has the larger course.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mainmast (619 words)

	Texas Seaport Museum > 1877 Tall Ship ELISSA > Seafaring Glossary M-Z (Site not responding. Last check: )
		’s foremast and mainmast have three sections: lowermast, topmast, and topgallant mast.
		has both types: square upper and lower topsails on the foremast and mainmast, as well as a gaff topsail on the mizzenmast.
		YAWL A two-masted, fore-and-aft-rigged sailing vessel, with a smaller mast aft of both the mainmast and rudder post.
	www.tsm-elissa.org /elissa-glossary_m-z.htm (704 words)

	illustrated square rigger terminology
		The MAINMAST is the tallest mast and every sailing vessel has one.
		Forward of the mainmast is the FOREMAST and aft of the mainmast is the MIZZENMAST.
		A YAWL has a mainmast and a mizzenmast, with the mizzen being a bit smaller than the ketch.
	www.theageofsail.com /terms.htm (1189 words)

	WTOK \| Columbus' Ships
		The vessel had three masts, a mainmast, a foremast, and a mizzenmast.
		The foresail and mainsail were square; the sail on the mizzen was a triangular sail known as a lateen mizzen.
		The ship had a smaller topsail on the mainmast above the mainsail and on the foremast above the foresail.
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	washingtonpost.com: Style Live: Visitors' Guide
		The Maine's mainmast is near the Arlington National Cemetery grave of 229 crewmen who died when the ship sank in Havana.
		The Maine monument, mainmast and graves of the crewmen are all located on or near Sigsbee Drive, named for the ship's captain.
		-- On the cemetery grounds are the mainmast from and a monument to the USS Maine, a monument to all American forces in the war, monuments to Spanish-American War nurses, the Rough Riders and numerous military figures prominent in the conflict.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/travel/visitorsguide/tours/spanamwar.htm (3673 words)

	USS ARIZONA MEMORIAL: Submerged Cultural Resources Study (Chapter 2) (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Another set of the 1.1-inch mounts was also to be installed on the quarterdeck between the mainmast and gun turret No. 3.
		The "birdbath" was filled with four 50-caliber guns, two from the foremast and two from the mainmast.
		Leaving two guns on the foremast platform and two on the funnel platform, searchlights were placed on the former gun platform of the mainmast.
	www.nps.gov /usar/scrs/scrs2g.htm (595 words)

	New Jersey Scuba Diver - Artifacts & Shipwrecks - Sailing Ships
		A Snow is a brig with an auxiliary mast attached to the mainmast for the fore-and-aft sail.
		The mainmast, however, carries a large fore-and-aft mainsail, above which are two or three yards on which are carried a square main-topsail and topgallant sail.
		The Hermaphrodite Brig is a vessel whose foremast is identical to the full-rigged brig and brigantine, and whose mainmast is that of a schooner; the mainmast is made in two spars and carries no yards.
	www.njscuba.net /artifacts/ship_sailing_ship.html (3057 words)

	VALHALLA
		The mizzen sheet has a 3:1 purchase and is terminated at the end of the mizzen boom, where it makes a convenient rig to lift heavy loads aboard (e.g., outboard motor or an exhausted person in a Lifesling!).
		The mainmast has fold away steps from just below the spreaders to the top of the mast, with access to the spreaders from the 'ratlines'.
		The original spinnaker pole was retained when the spinnaker was sold and has been shortened to a whisker pole (slightly shorter than the J measurement).
	yachtvalhalla.net /features/features.htm (3924 words)

	THE COIN FROM 1738 IS NOW IN PLACE UNDER THE MAINMAST.
		Minister of industry and trade, Leif Pagrotsky, followed the work througout the day and as a symbolic gesture for travel and good fortune, he placed a copper coin from 1738 under the foot of the mast. The coin which was placed under the foot of the mast is from 1738.
		There was also a large number of journalists and press-photographers, who were there to capture the moment and give the public the opportunity to experience the happening, through the press and TV.
		It is important that the mainmast is guided properly when being lowered down through the decks, could be disasterous otherwise.
	www.soic.se /5.1552b76fa5f3697bd7fff9591.html (379 words)

	Pride of Baltimore
		With no support system, the foremast splintered and collapsed, hitting the mainmast on the way down.
		The mainmast then splintered and also came down.
		The Captain and crew responded quickly, and due to their excellent seamanship, were able to retrieve much of the materials.
	www.intandem.com /NewPrideSite/RaiseRig.html (371 words)

	USS Oakland CL-95 Mainmast Port of Oakland Ceremony Page 1
		mainmast as if they were trying to get away without erecting it again.
		Pressure was applied to the Port of Oakland to preserve and erect the
		Treasure Island where the new crew was trained to man the Oakland.
	www.rtcol.com /~oakland/mainmast1.html (807 words)

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		The third mast from the bow or the mast aft of the mainmast in a sailing ship.
		A structure of timbers or steel beams that are bolted to the top of a keel to increase its strength.
		By 29 January the mainmast had been carried away, leaving only the foremast and bowsprit
	www.wisconsinshipwrecks.org /explore_nilsson_final4.cfm (276 words)

	A Marine's Eyewitness Account of the Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor
		With the surprise and suddenness of the attack some would die with a shoe still in hand, or with thoughts of how to word the next sentence in a letter, or with mouths open as they began the next sea story -their war had ended before it had officially begun!
		I turned from the porthole and raced aft, heading for my battlestation high on the mainmast-I was the pointer on the director controlling the port 5-inch.51-caliber broadside guns.
		As I dodged others racing to their stations, the expressions on faces registered shocked disbelief, anger and determination, and some had fear stamped indelibly into their paled and drawn features.
	members.aol.com /dolart/pharbor.htm (3649 words)

	WCAV \| Columbus' Ships
		In addition, the ship carried a small square sail, a spritsail, on the bowsprit.
		It did not have much cargo space, but it was able to sail over difficult waters easily.
		It was square-rigged on its foremasts and mainmasts, but used a lateen sail on the mizzen to help in tacking.
	www.charlottesvillenewsplex.tv /unclassified/1731641.html (662 words)

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		MAINMAST - The tallest mast of the ship; on a schooner, the mast furthest aft.
		MAINSAIL - The sail set on the mainmast.-the lowest square sail on the mainmast.
		MIZZENMAST - The third mast from the bow or the mast aft of the mainmast in a sailing ship.
	tanzer.freeservers.com /m.htm (635 words)

	mainmast - OneLook Dictionary Search
		mainmast : Compact Oxford English Dictionary [home, info]
		Mainmast : Online Plain Text English Dictionary [home, info]
		Phrases that include mainmast: off soundings deeps mainsail mainmast
	www.onelook.com /?w=mainmast (194 words)

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		To get the position of your mainmast, mark off from the Middle Line, AFT, along the Centre Line a distance equal to One-twentieth of the Line of Flotation.
		Sometimes the mizzen mast is nearer the stern than to the mainmast, and sometimes the mainmast is only just behind the Middle Line.
		The mainmast lies 4 1/2 ins., forward of the middle line.
	www.swcp.com /usvmyg/squarerig/sq2.htm (1682 words)

	Definition of mainmast - Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
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	USN Ships--USS Boston (CAG-1, previously and later CA-69)
		This antenna was later moved to a new location, atop Boston's mainmast.
		Note that the large antenna for a SPS-37A (or SPS-43A) air search radar is now located atop Boston's mainmast, replaced on the pedestal aft of that mast by a SPS-30 height finding radar.
		Her TACAN (Tactical Air Navigation) "pot" has been moved from the mainmast to the foremast.
	www.history.navy.mil /photos/sh-usn/usnsh-b/cag1.htm (1110 words)

	main - Definitions from Dictionary.com
		noting or pertaining to a sail, yard, boom, etc., or to any rigging belonging to a mainmast.
		Nautical Connected to or located near the mainmast: a main skysail.
		Grammar Of, relating to, or being the principal clause or verb of a complex sentence.
	dictionary.reference.com /browse/en:main (661 words)

	Warsash Mainmast Books - Maritime History & Ships
		Warsash Mainmast Books - Maritime History & Ships
		The Mainmast Books website is now incorporated in the joint Warsash/Mainmast website.
		Most of the books previously listed by Mainmast, except for naval titles are now in the Maritime History and Merchant Shipping Interest section of the new website, which is where you are now.
	www.nauticalbooks.co.uk /site/mainmast.asp?tab=history (93 words)

	Sailing Rigs of all Kinds for Small Boats
		When you are out sailing and see a vessel with three masts, all square rigged, you are looking at a ship proper, though ship is a word often used loosely for any sort of a boat (Fig.
		The bark is a vessel with square-rigged foremast and mainmast and, fore-and-aft rigged mizzen-mast (Fig.
		The brig is a vessel with only two masts, both of which are square rigged (Fig.
	www.inquiry.net /outdoor/summer/boats/rigs (552 words)

	THE MARY ROSE HENRY EIGHTHS SHIP OF THE LINE OR FLAGSHIP CIRCA 1500 - LLOYDS BROKER ONLINE MARINE INSURANCE QUOTATIONS ...
		The Mary Rose was a devastating opponent, in the battle off the French port of Brest in 1512 she crippled the enemy flagship, and is said to have brought down her mainmast with a single shot.
		The design and armament of the Mary Rose make her a true precursor of the ship of the line.
		mainmast to stern, upper deck - 21m (68ft 9in)
	www.solarnavigator.net /history/mary_rose.htm (751 words)

	D4741_1 - Chinese Junk, mainmast
		There you will find details on how to order, an up-to-date price list and an order form for you to download and complete.
		Please quote object title 'Chinese Junk, mainmast' in the 'Brief description of subject' and Repro ID D4741_1 in the 'negative number' field on the order form.
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